Found a fairly recent (2008) key to the species of Platydoras this morning. Based on the first dichotomy, it would have to be P. costatus. Anyone else keeping these?

Here's the link to the key:
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v6n3/a21v6n3.pdf

Hello,

Found this guy with a batch of Platydoras armatulus and was wondering if anyone could positively ID it. I'm guessing P. costatus?

Not the best photo, I realize, but you get the idea.

Starting to sporadically see the youngsters...for a while, I thought they had all been eaten, but they just seem to be extremely secretive.

Hah, got one!



That's the male I guess, the one that's guarding the eggs.

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